Game #2984
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 10 August 1968
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Lost
1-3
๐ฅ 10 Aug 1968, Villa 1-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Division Two
Sheffield United
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,707
On This Day
Villa open the season with defeat at Bramall Lane as they fall three behind within thirty minutes before they stem the flow and manage a late consolation from the penalty spot.
Tommy Cummings' Villa open the season with defeat at Bramall Lane and were now without a win in the last five matches under his stewardship, losing three.
Meanwhile, midfielder Mike Ferguson made his Villa debut aged 25 after moving from Blackburn Rovers in May 1968 for a fee of ยฃ55,000
GK Colin Withers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dick Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Lew Chatterley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mike Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
M Tommy Mitchinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Bobby Park | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Willie Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Brian Godfrey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Brian Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tommy Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1967-1968
Substitutes
๐ | RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 29' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1960-61
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
None
Team News
Tommy Cummings hands Mike Ferguson his debut.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.00 |
Oldest Player |
GK Colin Withers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 28.41 |
Youngest Player |
F Brian Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.48 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข M Mike Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #529 | ยฃ55,000 signing from Blackburn
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Willie Anderson | 79' (pen) |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Mike Ferguson
๐ฅ
| 9โ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Alan Woodward
๐ฅ
| 29โ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United), Mike Hill
๐ | 29โ Sub off, Alan Deakin, Sub on, Mick Wright
๐ฅ
| 30โ Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United), Tony Currie
๐ | HT Sheffield United 3-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 77โ Goal, 1-3, Willie Anderson, pen
๐ | FT Sheffield United 3-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1968-69 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 10 August 1968
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Tommy Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland, 1967-1968
Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Pat Partridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 1968-1980
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 108 | ๐ฉ W50 (46% ) | ๐จ D26 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L32 (30% ) | โฝ 210 | ๐ฅ 152 | GD 58
Match Stats
Not recorded
Tommy Cummings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1967-1968
๐ 46 | ๐ฉ | 16 ๐จ 7 ๐ฅ 23 | 1.20
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
What they Said
GK Alan Hodgkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Len Badger | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Munks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Ken Mallender | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Wagstaff | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tom Fenoughty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Alan Woodward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Tony Currie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Colin Addison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Gil Reece | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Mick Hill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Arthur Rowley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Frank Barlow | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1924โ25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1968-69
Playing Squad
GK Colin Withers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #511 |
Goalkeeper
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GK John Dunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #527 |
Goalkeeper
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CB Brian Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #532 |
Centre Back
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CB Dick Edwards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #528 |
Centre Back
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CB Fred Turnbull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #525 |
Centre Back
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FB Barry Lynch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #535 |
Full Back
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LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #488 |
Full Back
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RB Keith Bradley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #512 |
Full Back
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RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #501 |
Full Back
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M Alan Deakin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #474 |
Midfielder
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M Barrie Hole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #531 |
Midfielder
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M Bobby Park | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #508 |
Midfielder
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M Dave Rudge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #516 |
Midfielder
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M John Chambers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #530 |
Midfielder
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M John Griffiths | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #534 |
Midfielder
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M Lew Chatterley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #498 |
Midfielder
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M Lionel Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #520 |
Midfielder
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M Mike Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #529 |
Midfielder
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M Tommy Mitchinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #522 |
Midfielder
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M Willie Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #519 |
Midfielder
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CF Brian Godfrey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #523 |
Forward
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CF Brian Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #524 |
Forward
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CF Dave Simmons | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #533 |
Forward
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CF John Woodward | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #517 |
Forward
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CF Peter Broadbent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #518 |
Forward
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Match Media
